Solana Surpasses 100,000 TPS During Massive Liquidation Event
Solana network experienced the largest stress test in its history and massive liquidation in the market. During its operation, the network recorded a peak processing rate of 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) according to Solana core developer team Anza and it was able to stay stable.
吴说获悉，据 SolanaFloor 消息，Solana 核心开发团队 Anza 表示，在昨夜大规模清算事件中，Solana 网络经历了迄今最大压力测试，峰值处理速度达到 10 万 TPS，网络保持稳定运行。其验证客户端 Agave 在无性能下降的情况下承载了 6 倍峰值流量及每区块 6000…
— 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) October 11, 2025
When the correct client Agave was used it was able to handle 6 times the usual peak traffic and do 60 million compute units per block without any performance degradation. This achievement shows that Solana can support the massive flow of networks at times of market instability.
The Liquidation Event
The incident happens alongside mass liquidation of cryptocurrencies documented by @cryptochiefss in which it liquidated $597.83 million within 24 hours leading to the closing time of 09:36 UTC on October 11. The post-ATH correction of Bitcoin at the price of 125,000 and institutional buyers, such as an alleged sale of BTC by BlackRock, caused market turbulence. The DeFi protocols by Solana included Serum and Raydium. They must have involved in processing the volume of transactions at this time.
Solana Network Performance Metrics
Peak TPS: a stress test value of 100,000 TPS, a considerable amount of TPS, is way above the 15-30 TPS peak of Ethereum and the Visa peak of 24,000 TPSs. Agave Client: Supported 6x peak traffic, but starting with a base peak of approximately 16,667 TPS. 60m CU/block is processing thereby exceeding approximately 48m CU.Stability: No stability problems, performance issues, or downtimes were of any issue, which confirms the efficiency of Solana in terms of Proof-of-History (PoH) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus. It became possible to increase the performance of the Agave client with v2.3 updates with new TPU client, less disk I/O and better snapshots, which facilitates high throughput and multi-client resiliency.
Validation and Corroboration
This 100,000 TPS is in line with the previous 107,540 TPS (Ainvest.com, August 2025) under the real-life load conditions. In a move to provide a wide range of clients, Agave is currently operating by over 13% of Solana stake, with Firedancer operating 8%. Although there were few reports of failed transactions by some users, the network continued with full functionality. Solana and Market implications.
- Scalability Proof: Confirms that Solana is a high-performance blockchain that can be deployed in DeFi, NFTs and gaming settings.
- Resilience: Endures huge liquidation, without interruptions to service, which enhances the confidence of developers and users.
- Competitive Advantage: Solana is stronger in the market because it outperforms Ethereum and other competitors such as Avalanche (4,500 TPS).
- Price Potential: $SOL token can enjoy bullish sentiment, yet the volatility of Bitcoin will affect the short-term trends.
On the liquidation event of October 11, 2025, Solana was able to showcase impressive network throughput and stability with the Agave validator client being able to handle extreme loads on traffic. The achievement strengthens the scaling and stability of Solana even during high-stress situations and establishes its place in DeFi and high-frequency blockchain services.
